Cranial sutures and diploae morphology

Rom J Morphol Embryol. 2013;54(4):1157-60.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the normal cranial suture and bone diploae ultrastructural morphology. Two types of sutures from different specimens were collected. The micro-CT scanning provided a three-dimensional view of the sutures at a microscopic level thus allowing the evaluation of the development stage and a rapid analysis evaluation of bone and diploae morphology. In the meantime, the micro-CT is able to generate more slices than the normal histology preserving the analyzed specimens and became one of the most powerful tools in the craniofacial area. The micro-CT analysis generated structure-orientated slices that in conjunction with the histological sections provide a high quality quantitative analysis of all cranial sutures and of the cranial bones diploae.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Bone and Bones / anatomy & histology*
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone and Bones / ultrastructure
  • Cranial Sutures / anatomy & histology*
  • Cranial Sutures / diagnostic imaging
  • Cranial Sutures / ultrastructure
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • X-Ray Microtomography